The Dillon tribune., 1887-03-25
MONTANA CONDENSED.
From Our Territorial Exchanges, and
Other Sources.

by wholesale.
There have been several cases OF typhoid
fever at Sheridan.
The Great Falls ferry boa, was sunk
during the ice gorge last week
Great Falls will soon b.. connected with
the outside wcrd by a telegraph line.
Gallatin county farmers are making
rapid progress with their spring work.
There seems to be great mortality among
the ~oodchoppers Of Madison county.
Virginia City has newly organized
rife club. NJ Maitland was elected cap
tain.
Nelson Storey's losses on the Clark's
Fork range arc now reported to be 10 per
cent.
Last winter many cowboys made spend.
ing money By killing mountain lions. for
which they received n bounty ot IS per
scalp.
Representative Blake, Of Madison coun.
ty, introduced fifteen bill. IL the recent
session OF the Legislature, and thirteen Of
them passed.
Henry Hawkins sho. himself with IS.
calihre Sharp's rifle on Saturday night, the
l:th, near Corvallis. lie was alone at a
ncighbor's house at the time.
The Anaconda company are running
full blast and will continue to do 50. The
railroad has repaired the damage caused
by the washout and no farther trouble
need be anticipated. Rs,sesv.
The Great Falls zyibxac reports cat.
tlenan rs saying 'that great many cattle
arc now dying from the effects Of thawing
Of the fat which surround their kidneys,
which troze Curing the intense cold last
winter"
There will probably be hut one round. up
this season, and that will not commence
before June or July, as what cattle are leA
alive on the range will not be IL fix 70
work, and the crop of calves will be short
any how.--Mi"cr.
West Granite stock had quite boom
this week, going from soc. to $:.so In
| AASa~NN1 ASOSC0 oAs A<OubS ~ rs AtA&S
offered in Butte at 81. The rise was occa.
stoned by report that seven. foot vein Of
pay ore had been struck in the tunnel
4ve,v NORTH. Hrst.
Under the new law passed by the last
legislature, stockmcn who desire to record
brands must take them to the secretary Of
the Montana Stockgrowers' association,
and not to the territorial auditor as has
bee" customary heretofore.
\ basket festival Wednesday night,
March 10Th, was the occasion Of very
pleasant gathering Of the people Of Sheri.
dan and vicinity. The proceeds, $40, be.
sides contributed articles, was for the sup.
: port Of Rev. Geo. King and family who
were present at the festival Madisouiaa.
Richard Williams was hurt at the Blue
bird yesterday (Monday) by the explosion
OF u box OF caps which he had in his lett
hand. They were set off by the hot char
from "a lighted candle falling into them.
lie was cut in the left breast and arm.
While painful, his injuries are not danger,
ous.-/ Inter A/omntain.
Speaking Of the recent break ~ Of the
Missouri river, the Ira~cA0"f says: One
' of the freaks of the gorge was to raise the
steamer Fern Qaid up tor the winter on the
east bank of the river, just below the rail.
road bridge and gently place her upon the
bank without an apparent scratch. Had
not Mr.. Raymond taken the prccaution to
place an extra hauser upon her she would
have taken her trial trip without her ina
chincry. AS it is the Fern can fe very
easily launched
The Prcsbytcry of Montana now has
under its care nineteen churches. Only
three Of them are entirely self supporting.
Butte Helena. and Bozcman. Three
other church,s are nearly selisupportins,
Deer Lodge Missoula, and Miles City
The remaining number are almost entirely
missionary fields. In thcse churches is Il
total mt mbershipot upwards of zoo mem
bcrs and about 900 Sabbath school >chol
ars. All Of these churches report progress
and growth. Inter AomnI,iu.
Nni;so~iun:: Alex Mc,zci SAYS that the
losses in hi, herds on the upper Ruby this
winter, will not exceed two per cent. from
all causes. Other cattle, men in the same
vicinity have Jared equally well. On the
Red Rock Lake range, where the expert
r,,rpf of rai>in.v CHftlt. .}urinu wv. Niptar